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Re: Call Inconsistencies Between Regionals

I don't see any value in having an adult handle challenges to
referee decisions because they are less likely to back down than
a student is. To think of this in terms of likelyhood of backing
down, or not, is an example of wrong thinking for our envionment.
This is not a basketball game with the teams coach hollering
at the referees. Backing down, or not, is not what this process is
about. The more appropriate context is that of a lawyer making
a learned argument before a judge, with the judge's decision being
final. This is a learning opportunity for a student, not a an opportunity
for an adult mentor to bring home the bacon for the team. The
students who presented their case before the referees at SVR
did a great job.

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Originally Posted by David Brinza View Post
My suggestion of allowing coaches to participate in rules discussion isn't intended to allow teams to beat up a referee. I think that even the most articulate student driver or team captain cannot be expected to get an adult referee to admit that a rule is being applied incorrectly. As part of GP, we expect our students to respect authority and somehow a student arguing with an adult appears disrespectful. Ultimately, the students will back down, no matter how right they are.